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Vision Plymouth
Professor Nabil Habib
Bringing Your World Into Focus

My Practice

Biography

I specialised in ophthalmology in Edinburgh, Scotland. On completion of training as a comprehensive ophthalmologist, I spent an additional year studying and researching refractive surgery and corneal transplantation. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and an examiner of ophthalmologists-in-training at the Royal Colleges. I am also a member of the European & the United Kingdom and Ireland Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the United Kingdom Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the International Society of Refractive Surgery. I have published articles in peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals and am certified to use excimer laser for correction of refractive errors with latest technologies including wavefront guided and wavefront optimised treatments.


As consultant surgeon at the Royal Eye Infirmary in Plymouth since 1997, and Hon. Professor in the University of Plymouth since 2013, I regularly perform major eye operations including corneal transplants, surgery to treat cataracts, glaucoma, and eye trauma as well as laser treatment. My sub-specialty interest is in refractive and vision correction surgery, procedures which can reduce or eliminate the need for corrective lenses, providing patients with improved vision and a new sense of freedom. I performs laser assisted in situ keratomeleusis (LASIK), limbal relaxing incisions (LRI), astigmatic keratotomy (AK), lamellar keratoplasty (LK), endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK), excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), laser assisted epithelial keratomeleusis (LASEK), Epi-LASIK, collagen cross-linking and clear lens extraction with advanced aspheric and toric intra-ocular lens implantation.


My practice is devoted to enhancing and correcting your eyesight by using state-of-the-art technology that will result in better vision, and a better quality of life.

High Standards

A standard of excellence in personalised care enables me to provide the quality eye care services that my patients deserve.  I provide comprehensive treatment planning and follow strict standards that ensure your treatment or surgery will go smoothly and provide you with the results you desire.

Education & Experience

I truly believe that excellence in performing all eye procedures is derived from both education and experience.  I strive to keep current on the latest techniques and standards so I can provide my patients with the safest treatments and procedures with the most optimal results.  That’s why I focus on thorough exams – checking your total health before performing any procedures.  I also know that surgery, if needed, is never routine, no matter how many thousands of times I have performed such procedures.  I never take for granted that you have placed a great deal of confidence in me.  For this reason, a review of your medical history and your current health are taken into consideration before I begin any procedure.

Uncompromising Safety

Safety, sterilization and infection control is of utmost importance to me.  To protect my patients and myself, I strictly maintain sterilization and safety standards to ensure you are protected at all times.

Training & Expertise

I want you to be confident in knowing that I lead a team of highly trained and skilled nurses and technicians.  I pride myself in providing the care you need to keep your eyes healthy and your vision at its best.  To give you the best possible service and results, I am committed to continual education and learning.  I regularly attend relative lectures, meetings, and conventions to stay informed of new techniques, the latest products, and the newest equipment that a modern eye care practice can utilize to perform the latest state-of-the-art procedures.  Also, being member of various professional associations help me to stay abreast of the changes and recommendations for my profession.

A Positive Experience

Building a foundation of trust by treating my patients as special individuals is vital to my success.  I want your visit to my clinic to be a positive experience.  I am dedicated to providing you with the excellent, personalised care and service you deserve.  Whatever I can do to make your experience with me more comfortable and pleasant, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

I thank you for allowing me to take care of your eye care needs and look forward to helping you.


Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments, please call the office or use the contact form below.

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital

Derriford Rd
Plymouth, England PL6 8BG
Phone: 01752 262695

Testimonials

I had worn glasses from my early teens, but had never been comfortable with them. I switched to contact lenses in my late twenties, when I could no longer see the far end of a football pitch clearly towards the end of games in the late Autumn and Winter!

I was always quite comfortable with contact lenses, but by last year, I was struggling even with my these, as I was at that stage when bifocal vision was plaguing me. I was prescribed varifocal glasses, but just couldn’t get on with them – I seemed always to be looking through the wrong part of the lens!

So, it was time to look at an alternative, so I had a consultation with Mr Habib. I was assured that I was a ‘suitable case for treatment’, but it was pointed out to me that with astigmatism in both eyes, and varifocals now the order of the day, I might need reading glasses and glasses to drive at night, following surgery, should I go ahead with it. However, with the prospect of being free of both glasses and contact lenses, for probably 90% of the time, for the first time in something like 40 years, I decided it was worth going ahead.

Surgery took place in mid July. I was looked after superbly on arrival (and at al times throughout the morning) at the Nuffield Hospital in Plymouth - probably far more fuss than I needed, in fact! – and was taken down for surgery, where I was offered music if I wanted it, and looked after by the nursing staff, whilst Mr Habib prepared. Every aspect of the procedure was explained to me, and I was made to feel very relaxed and completely ready for what was to follow. Except that it was all over in a few minutes, and once again I was left wondering what all the fuss was about!

Furthermore, as soon as I sat up, I was able to see clearly, without glasses or contact lenses, for the first time for as long as I could remember. Fantastic.

The after care was just as good, with a follow up consultation with Mt Habib 24 hours, then 1 week, later.

Initially, I was finding that I felt I needed reading glasses to help at times, but after a few weeks I found myself no longer needing them – thankfully, Mr Habib had told me to just buy some ‘off the shelf’ reading glasses, at the lowest prescription I could find. Even so, some 4 months later, these now seem like a waste of money!

My next follow-up consultation took place after 3 months, at which appointment Mr Habib assured me I had better than 20 / 20 vision – I could read much, much smaller letters on the test chart than I ever thought possible, bottom line and beyond! – and that my eyes were in good shape and everything was looking great.

Of course, everything is looking great as far as I am concerned – waking up in the morning and being able to see ‘normally’ for what seems like the first time in my life; being able to really enjoy scenery when out walking; being able to read traffic signs, notices, shop window displays, all things which people with regular sight take for granted, but which had long been a source of frustration for me. It seems churlish to describe it as ‘life changing’ when ‘all’ I have done is rid myself of glasses and contact lenses, but like so many things, unless you have experienced it, it is hard to describe what a difference it makes.

Do I have any regrets about the surgery? Yes – I wish I had done it years ago!

Keith Lewis

My recent cataract operation was a short painless procedure, done in a relaxed atmosphere. Prior to surgery, my unusual cataract had grown rapidly over a few months reducing my vision to a near sighted blur. The outcome has been beyond my expectations, as I now have my clear vision restored.

Jean Moore

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